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jarryd2nd

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jarryd2nd

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hey there guys

need to know wat ppl think of carmate and think they are any good

basically i want there kits but i havent seen anyone in tas with a carmate kit so i cant judge yet. so does anyone have one and know how well they fit and how much effort they are to fit all info will help

thanks crew

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A friend has a kit supplied + fitted to his skyline there. I had a look around and found they didn't have the best rep on here, but they were one of the only around to have the kit he was after so we gave em a go regardless. I took the car down for my mate and dealt with them, and I didn't have an issue at all and the finished product was pretty good.

They had to shave the kit down a bit on one of the side skirts for the door, but for a replica fibreglass kit if that's the worst if it, nothing really out of the ordinary I'd think.

I wouldn't hesitate to suggest them. I'm sure you'll get varying stories but eh. That's My 2c. :P

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I got my rear bar and side skirts from them ... fittment wise, rear bar was spot on and the side skirts were not... they managed to crack the side skirts in a couple of places right on the corners and just glued it on plus there were some gaps (and still are) on the side skirts .. but unless you're fussy, it's a minor issue.

Having said that, they completely butchered the PAINT .. it was an absolute joke and I had to have them resprayed at my own cost. This is also when they showed their true colours... so no, I would not recommend them at all. If you have to use them, I'd only get their stuff if you can trial fit it and DON'T get them to fit/paint because they will f**k it up.

They have a big warehouse where they trial fit but won't even let you walk in there to check the fittment citing insurance blah blah ..load of nonsense, just a way to hide any dodgyness in the fittment. They were happy for me to walk in and have a look at the rear bar trial fit as it was spot on from factory (luck of the draw I guess) but for the side skirts ..nah sorry mate you gotta stay outside. Dodgy.

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got my front and rears from them, obviously as any kits need a bit of worth as for layers of fibreglass good amount so if you hit a curb it doesnt shatter, however as for mould needs a bit of work as my front bar was pulled out of the mould to early and sags under the drivers headlight

But for price, if your after a cheap and decent fibreglass layer kit not too bad though

Currently replacing my whole kit though atm

front bar, rear bar, skirts, rear wide fenders, front vented fenders, rear diffuser, rear duck wing

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